SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even intergers whose sum is 126.

Question 99719: Find two consecutive even intergers whose sum is 126.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Consecutive even integers follow the form: , , , ...., etc

So the sum of two consecutive even integers is:

Combine like terms on the left side

Subtract 2 from both sides

Combine like terms on the right side

Divide both sides by 4 to isolate x

Divide

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Answer:
So our answer is

Since , our first number is

So our first number is 62

and our second number is

So our second number is 64

So our two numbers are 62 and 64

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